US Attorney General Todd Blanche says he prefers a restrained approach to taking enforcement action against artificial intelligence companies and executives amid a rising debate over the risks of the cutting-edge technology.

JUST IN: Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Justice Department should not be in the business of regulating artificial intelligence. “We're prosecutors, not regulators. So we're not going to try to regulate AI.” Blanche called AI “extraordinarily beneficial to our society,”… Show more

AG Todd Blanche on artificial intelligence: "If anybody associated with AI violates criminal law, we'll investigate that. We already have. There's plenty of cases involving AI that we've charged individuals. I do not think it's the job of the Justice Department to regulate.… Show more